20 nemaHethi, nemaPheresi, nemaRefa,
Kwavela kucabana emkhatsini webelusi baka-Abrama nebelusi bakaLoti. Ngaleso sikhatsi emaKhenani nemaPheresi abesahlala kulelo live.
Ngemnyaka weli-14 weta Khedolawomere nalamanye emakhosi labenawo, balwa behlula emaRefa e-Ashtherothe Khanayimu, nemaZuzi eHhamu, nema-Emi eShave Khiriyathayimu,
lekulive lemaKheni, nemaKhenizi, nemaKhadimoni,
nema-Amori, nemaKhenani, nemaGirigashi, nemaJebhusi.”
Abrahama wasishiya sidvumbu semkakhe, wesuka waya kumaHethi, wefika watsi:
Kuyawuba njengemvuni nakageca tinhlanga letimile, avuna tibhuluja ngetandla takhe, kube njengemuntfu lobutsa lokuwa nakavunako eSigodzini semaRefa.
Ema-Amaleki ahlala eningizimu nelive; emaHethi, nemaJebhusi, nema-Amori wona ahlala eveni letintsaba, emaKhenani ahlala ngaselwandle, nangasemfuleni iJordane.”
Nibotibhubhisa tiphele tonkhe leto tive: emaHethi, nema-Amori, nemaKhenani, nemaPheresi, nemaHivi, nemaJebhusi, njengobe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu aniyala.
Joshuwa wabaphendvula, watsi: “Nangabe nibanyenti kakhulu, nangabe futsi nalelive letintsaba laka-Efrayimu lilincane kini, yenyukelani ehlatsini nilihhehle lonkhe, khona nitewutitfolela indzawo khona eveni lemaPheresi nelemaRefa.”
